WHOOPEYDOO,
I agree that a guy with 1000hrs on jet will probalby look more attractive to a jet operator than a guy with 1000hrs on props on paper at least. But if the jet guy is a clown and the prop guy isn't then the prop guy would get hired.
Im sorry, but its this "5 year thing" which I dont quite understand.
you say earlier that "starting with ryan air puts you 5 years ahead of any prop job",
and then in later post you seem to think that one needs to spend 5 years on turboprops before even getting a sniff at a jet. I simply don't agree with your statements. I am indeed a prop pilot and will not deny for one minute that I would like to move on to jets, but only for the better salary if I am honest. With 500 to 1000 prop hrs, which will take me say 1-2 years, Im pretty confident of being able to land a nice jet job with a decent airline.